When you need it
Use after the audit scope and criteria are agreed and before evidence collection begins. Update questions during the audit when an answer exposes a relevant gap requiring further sampling or clarification.
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Audit Checklist
Translate supplied audit criteria into evidence questions and sampling fields without inventing requirements.
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Learning
How to use this template
What it helps you decide
The checklist turns requirements into answerable evidence questions. It helps auditors maintain coverage while retaining the distinction between an observation, absent evidence and a supported finding against an applicable criterion.
How to complete it
- Convert each applicable requirement into an Audit question and Criterion reference. Use previous findings to focus attention without treating them as proof of a current problem.
- Record Sample examined and Objective evidence using precise document or interview references. Note contradictory records and unanswered questions rather than selecting only supportive examples.
- Write an Assessment note within the sampled scope. Use Follow-up request for missing evidence and link supported issues to the formal finding process.
Who prepares and reviews it
The assigned auditor drafts the questions with specialist input where technical interpretation is needed. The audit lead reviews relevance and sampling; the responsible auditor retains judgement over findings under the agreed audit authority.
A mistake to avoid
Answering every question with yes or no without source references prevents another reviewer from understanding the evidence or testing the auditor's conclusion.
Illustrative example
Illustrative example: an auditor examines control of revised structural drawings. The checklist asks how superseded copies are removed and records the actual issue register and sampled site copies. One inconsistent copy prompts further sampling before the auditor decides whether the evidence supports a formal finding.
Document contents
- Question design
- Evidence capture
- Assessment
- Follow-up
Required inputs
- Approved audit scope and criteria
- Process procedures and records
- Previous findings and risk priorities
Practical tools.
Professional judgment.
Confirm the adopted edition, local amendments, National Annex where relevant, and contract requirements.
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